Calling all Freshers....

Yes Collage/ Uni students its that wonderful time of year again.... Freshers Week!!! 

Fitting into student life 'Glasgow style' 

A week, that if you are anything like me, will all be one big blur of late night dancing, drinking and hangover food! You will make friends that could last a life time but along the way there are some rather more unfortunate outcomes....forget 'Freshers Flu', I'm taking about 'Freshers face'!!

You know what I'm one about... dehydrated skin, Under eye bags and breakouts !! 

Now this would be fine if you had a week to recover but oh no.... now that you are all partied out (and look like death) you need to make perfect first impressions on your knew class mates and the best part... get your Student ID photo taken.... the photo that will stay with you for the 3-5 years of your University / Collage life!!!

There are a few tips I have learned over the past 4 years of freshers to keep the greasy skin at bay while enjoying your last week of freedom until class starts:

(1) Dink LOTS of Water!

Our body is around 70% Water and just because you had 7 pints the night before does not mean you are hydrated! Health professionals tend to recommend to have one glass of Water between every alcoholic drink... if you have the will power to do this then great, if not, then my tip is to fill a large bottle of water before you head out and make sure you drink ALL of it when you come in! Your spot free skin and clear head will thank you in the morning!

(2) Remove our Make-up!

Sleeping with your make-up on clogs your pores and blocked pores leads to spots! It really is that simple. I know when rolling in at 5pm after a flat party you don't want to spend 15mins to cleanse, tone and moisturise but why not invest in a pack of quality face wipes for the week to remove most of the dirt and build up. It Is quick and easy and can make quite a big difference! 

Simple Exfoliating face wipes £3

(3) Invest in an cooling Eye Cream/Gel!

To 'I-haven't-slept-in-4-days' bags concealer can work wonders but prevention it always better than cure.... yes in this case technically the prevention would be to get and early night but when we have far more important things to do (like dress up for a school disco) then a cooling eye gel ca help relieve puffy eyes and it also feels great on the eyes too!! 

I love the body shop's 'Elderflower Cooling Eye Gel' £6.50

Sorry for stock photo's... I am still without my Camera but I hope the Some old 'fresher' snaps of myself may make up for it :)

Thats all for now

Sxx

Tag | How Much is my face worth??

Hello everyone out there in Blogland!!

Since I'm down one camera I thought this might be a fun little tag to do instead of product reviews etc.

For someone who goes for the 'Natural look' for my everyday make-up... it's a little worrying how many products, and the cost of these products goes into 'looking Natural'

So here goes...

Face

No. 7 'Skin Illuminator'.................................... £11.00

L'Oreal Paris 'Lumi Magique' Foundation....... £10.99

Benefit 'Erase Paste' Concealer........................ £19.50

Benefit 'Boiing' Concealer................................ £16.50

Benefit 'Brow Zings' Eyebrow kit.................... £22.50

W7 'Honolulu' Bronzer....................................... £2.50

Benefit 'Coralista' Blush.................................... £23.50 

Eyes

Mac Shade stick in 'Heirloom'................. £13.00

No. 7 'Lash Adapt' Mascara.................... £12.50

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner ........................ £6.49

Lips

Benefit Silky-Finish lipstick in 'Skinny dip'............... £14

Total = £152.48!!!

Update

Hey guys!!

I must apologies for the lack of Posts recently!! I have been really busy moving to Montreal as I am on an International exchange programme to study International Business at Concordia University here! I have arrived safe and sound and have spent the last few days settling in and getting to know my the town!! If you want to hear more about my travels you can read my second Blog HERE

In all the packing I managed to forget one of the most important things.... my Camera!! Until it is sent over I'm afraid this Blog my be a little on the dull side and I will have to use stock photos :(

Hope to have my Camera back soon and be blogging once more!

Thats all for now

Sxx

Crazy few Weeks

Hello everyone!!

As you can see I have been pretty rubbish on the posting front on my Blog but over the last few weeks I have been really busy frantically getting ready to Leave for Canada on August the 22nd

Since I last posted, I have been on quite a few adventures around the UK so I thought I would share some of my Picture Highlights on my Crazy Busy Summer so Far

'Floating Heads' at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow

Gilbert and Sullivans's HMS Pinafore - Pitmedden Gardens

Friends Birthday Party,  Summer Fete teamed!!

Festival Time in Edinburgh : The Magnets in the Assembly Room

Pizza Express : Goats cheese, Caramelised Onion and Spinach Pizza!! 

Abbey Mill : Tintern, Wales

Amazing Weather: Olympic Rings: Cardiff National Museum & Myself!!

In the week run up to leaving the country I'm planning to have lots of posts on packing, Hints and tips on Travel and any general pre-travel info that I have found useful!! 

Thats All for now

Sxx

Health | Review : Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred Workout DVD

Hello everyone!!!

During the summer/ Holidays it can be had to keep up your normal Workout or fitness routines!! This is something I struggle with every year but this year I seemed to have adapted quite well!

My Usual Workout Routine Usually consists of The Gym 3/4 times a week and on top of that i walk around 4 miles most days (in and out of town) My Gym workouts consists of Cardio Training on the treadmill and Cross trainer as well as circuit training! This is Perfect when living i'm in the city as my Gym is a 25min walk away (perfect for that warm up and warm down you need!!) But in returning home There is no Gym in sight and it rains a lot!!!

Source

So I have decided to take the plunge and purchase a fitness DVD!! Over the years... on my constant struggle for that washboard stomach I have tried lots of dance workout DVDs, and although they are a lot of fun I have never really found them challenging for my fitness level and never loose any weight or gain any muscle until now!!! In a passing trip to Tesco I saw on sale Jillian Michaels '30 Day Shread' workout DVD! Jillian Michaels in on the US version of Biggest Looser ( a programme i am obsessed with and cry along with the contestants ever week :p) so i thought what the hell... i'll give it a go!!

The DVD contain three 20min workouts, each increasing in intensity! With someone who gyms 3 times a week I thought Level 1 would be easy.... and I was VERY wrong!! After 20 mins of the Level 1 one I was sweating, my muscles were burning and it was a tough mental struggle but I felt great!!! Only after one week of working out 20mins every day I feel more toned than I have done in a long time ! I Cant wait to see what the other two levels have in store for me and I love the challenge! 

To keep up my Cardio i still run for 20mins, 3 times a week! as well as doing this video 5 days a week! Its important to have two 'rest' days!! 

I cannot recommend this workout more!!! If you keep it up you WILL see results!!! If you don't want to splash out on the DVD (It only cost me £5) the Workouts are available on YouTube for free!!! What more could you possible want!!!

Have any of you Tried out this workout? Or have any great workout DVD's you would recommend??

Thats all for now

sxx

Beauty | Small ELF Haul

Hello Every one!!!

Hope everyone has been enjoying this lovely week of weather... i almost forgot what the sun looked like!!

To brighten up my day even more, after moving back home, i had a lovely little package from ELF waiting for me!!

Look... the sun was actually shining!!

I placed my First ELF order a few weeks ago when if you spent £30 or more you received 50% off your online order!!! well with an offer like that I could hardly resist!! I took this opportunity to stock up on some new brushes and try out some new products that I have had my eye on for some time!!

Check out my Haul video here (coming soon) to see all the bargains I got!!! 

now i'm off to play with all my new make up!!!

Thats all for now

Sxx

Review | MUA Make-up Range Pt. 2

Hey Guys!!

Time for part 2 of my MUA range Make- up review!!

For thoughts on Eyeshadows and Pressed powder check out Pt. 1

Like the Eye Shadows, another consistent favourite of mine is the MUA lipsticks! The Colour range covers the basics (from deep red, Bright pinks and nudes-a-plenty!!) and the staying power and opacity is commendable... who knew that £1 Lipstick would be so good that I have found myself repurchasing several colours from the range! MUA should be very proud of this product and it does make you think the profit margin on some other lipsticks that are of similar quality and charge 5x as much?! This product gets a well deserved 4.5/5!!

The Next three Products I have tried from the range were a Blush, Mascara and Eyeliner.

The colour range for blushes I found a little childish, with lots of bright and baby pinks with heavy glitter content. One colour I did love was this Peachy pink colour. This is certainly a usable product but has to be blended well and you need to build up the product quite substantially to see it on the face! I also found the (compared to other products) the amount of product was less than hoped, especially when you need to use so much this product get a 2/5!!

The most disappointing product had to be the mascara, the wand was rather scratchy, my eyes often hurt a little at the lash line after application and the lashes had very little, to no curl to them. This Mascara does give them a decent amount of volume and MUA do have some fun colours to play with in the range that might be perfect for a fancy dress night out! This product gets 1/5!! 

And last but not least is the range of Intense colour liner pencils!! Good colour range, and a lovely creamy consistency when applied! The Pencil also comes with a sharpener in the lid...something that I LOVE!! This product is pretty much useless on the lower lash line as is melted away within an hour but lasted around 3hours on my upper lash line! This product is defiantly worth the £1... even if it it juts for emergencies in you bag or the sharpener that comes with it!! I would rate this product a 3/5!!

I Hope you enjoyed this review.... If any of you have tried some of the New MUA products I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions!!! 

Thats all for now

Sxx